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Year of the Earth Rat壬子( at the beginning of the year Metal Pig辛亥)
Era of Diocletian: 428/429 ( year November )
Syria: 1023/24 ( the year in October )
Events
Politics and World Affairs
Europe
- March Ansprand who briefly regent of the Lombards had been after the death of King Cunincpert, but was then sold by Aripert II to Bavaria, returns after nine years in exile and triumphs over Aripert at Pavia, Aripert drowns trying to escape.
- June 12: Liutprand, after the death of his father Ansprand King of the Lombards.
- Under the Byzantines Philippikos Bardanes manage a victory against the Bulgarians.
Islamic expansion
- The Muslim conquerors who had landed in the previous year in the south of Spain and defeated the Visigoths crucial conquer Toledo and Valencia, halting almost the entire south of the Visigoth kingdom occupied (up to the kingdom Todmir ); in the next few years, the advance goes to the Pyrenees on.
- Under Qutaiba ibn Muslim, Muslims begin the final conquest of Transoxiana.
- Conquest of the provinces of Sind and Multan by the Muslims.
Asia
- Tang Xuanzong becomes emperor of the Chinese Tang Dynasty. He is the successor of the Tang Rui Zong.
Culture
- The Kojiki, the oldest written history of Japan is written.
Religion
- John VI. is Patriarch of Constantinople Opel as the successor of Cyrus.
Born
- To 712: Rupert of Bingen, Saint, patron of pilgrims ( † about 732)
Died
- March Aripert II, King of the Lombards
- June: Ansprand, King of the Lombards
- January 8 to 712: Gudula, patron saint of Belgium and Patroness of Brussels
- Fazang, Buddhist patriarch (* 643 )